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Steve Novotney
Steve Novotney
Steve Novotney has been a professional journalist for 34 years, working in print for weekly, daily, and bi-weekly publications, writing for a number of regional and national magazines, hosting baseball-related talks shows on Pittsburgh’s ESPN, and as a daily, all-topics talk show host in the Wheeling and Steubenville markets since 2004. Novotney is the co-owner, editor, and co-publisher of LEDE News, and is the host of “Novotney Now,” a daily program that airs Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. on River Talk 100.1 & 100.9 FM.

LATEST POSTS

It’s a ‘F-R-E-E’ Jamboree City Weekend in Downtown Wheeling

The kickoff concert is Friday night at Nail City Record in downtown Wheeling.

The Silence Is Soon to End in Center Wheeling

The sounds of construction will soon replace the drone of demolition.

Cera: ‘It’s One of the Saddest Things I’ve Ever Been Involved With’

The late lawmaker was on the ground very soon after the flash flooding took place.

Valley Grove Mayor Chad Kleeh: ‘We just kind of looked around at first, not believing our eyes’

He's been amazed with the resiliency of his neighbors since the tragedy took place last June.